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Watch the New Short Documentary on Shepard Fairey, "Obey This Film"

Leigh Silver is an arts and culture writer and editor who's always looking for that highbrow/lowbrow sweet spot. She's also the brain behind the viral Tumblr Beyonce Art History. When she's not at work, you can find her at an art opening, in a park with a good book, or at a bar with a damn good beer.

Filmmaker Brett Novak has created a new documentary on Shepard Fairey where the street art king looks back on his path to fame. Called Obey This Film, the short video beings with Fairey's infamous Andre the Giant stickers, from his days as a student at RISD, and traces his explosion as an art world force to be reckoned with.

"Placing stuff in unusual spaces is memorable and has a power," Fairey says early in the documentary. Harnessing this power is what he sought out to do throughout his career.

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